Pattern for stump-burning fireplaces.



J. W. GIBSON.

PATTERN FOB. STUMP BURNING FIREPLACE-S.

APPLICATION FILED 1102210, 1911.

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PATTERN FOR STUMB-BURNING FIREPLAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914 Application filed November 10, 1911. Serial No.659,636.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH W. GIBSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brantley, in the county of Crenshaw and tate of Alabama,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Patterns forStump-Burning Fireplaces; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which. it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to stump burners and has for its object toprovidea means whereby a depression may be formed ads jacent to a stump,for the purpose of containing fire, said depression cooperating with alongitudinal opening for the purpose of producing a draft.

Her-etofore it has been customary in the annihilation of stumps toremove the same from the ground, forming a pile, and burning said pile.

It is the object of the present invention to overcome this objectionablefeature of removing the stumps from the ground, by providing a meanswhereby. a depression or fireplace may be built in the ground adjacentthe stump, said fireplace or depression cooperating with a longitudinalopening extending obliquely from the base thereof to the surface of theearth through which the air circulates, producing a draft. Thisconstruction consumes the stump upon which it operates, without removingthe same from the ground, and permits the ashes to be readily removedand the excavation filled.

lVith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists intheconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all ashereinafter more particularly described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatical View, illustrating a stump cooperating withthe mold or burner forming the subject matter of the present invention;Fig. 2 is a perspective view of said mold or burner; and Fig. 3 is adiagrammatical view, illustrating the fireplace and its cooperatingdraft.

The stump burner forming the subject matter of the present inventioncomprises a plate having a transverse slot adjacent to the upperterminal thereof, and an annular depression at the lower terminal. Uponeach of the longitudinal sides of said plate is a pair of right angularflanges, which are tapered from the top of said plate to the basethereof. The upper terminals of the said flanges are adapted to restflush with the upper surface of the ground when the same is driventherein.

In applying the present invention to the ground, a space is dug adjacentto the stump and superposed above the tap root thereof about twentyinches in-depth, a ditch then extending from said space rearwardly forabout three feet, the bottom of said ditch sloping from the base of saiddepression to thesurface of the ground. A rod is then placed inthe baseof said ditch and the stump burner or mold forming the subject matter ofthe present invention is then placed against the stump in such a mannerthat the depression formed in the lower terminal thereof spans the rodaforesaid. The earth is then packed over the rod and against the outersurface of the plate, the same being clearly tampedand formed into thesolid structure. The rod andstump burner are then removed, leaving adepression or fireplace adjacent to the stump and an elongated draftextending from about three feet away from the stump to the base of saidfireplace or depression. Fuel is then placed in this depression orfireplace, then lighted, and will gradually and readily consume thestump.

Reference being had more particularly to the drawings, A indicates astump, and B the ground line adjacent thereto. A depression C is cutinto the ground adjacent to the stump over the tap root A, saiddepression cooperating with a ditch D which extends from said depressionthrough a distance of approximately three feet. The base of the ditch Dslopes from the base of the depression C to the surface B of the ground.

The mold forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises aplate 10 having a transverse slot 11 formed adjacent to the upperterminal thereof, and an angular depression or recess 12 formed in thelower terminal. The flange 13 is formed on each side of the plate 10,the upper terminals of said flanges adapted to rest flush with theground line 13, while the said flanges taper from said upper terminalsto the base of the plate 10. The slot 11 forms a means whereby the plate10 may be engaged and Withdrawn from the ground after the fire I hasbeen formed.

After the plate 10, or stump burner, forming the subject matter of thepresent invention is placed in the depression C, a rod 1-4: of anysuitable shape is placed in the base of the ditch D extending from saiddepression (1, said rod being engaged by the angular'recess 12 formed inthe lower terminal of the plate 10. Earth is then packed and tamped inthe space between the plate 10' and therod H until a solid structure isformed. The plate 10 is then removed through the instrumentality of theslot 11 and the rod 1-; is drawn from the suitable passage which thesame forms when the dirt is tamped in the ditch D. This forms afireplace 0* provided with a draft D which extends from the base of thesaid fireplace or depression 0* to the surface of the groundsubstantially three feet distant from the said fireplace. Fuel is thenplaced in the depression or fireplace C and is lighted, and will burnfreely and readily and consume the stump in its operation.

Having thus fully described by invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination with a rectangular plate provided with downwardlytapering triangular wings formed at right angles to and ending in, thesame plane as that of said plate, said plate also provided near itsupper end with an opening, and having a portion near its lower end cutaway; of a rod adapted to cooperate with said cut away portion when saidrod and plate are placed in position.

2. A pattern for a stump burning fire place to be formed in the groundadjacent to a stump, comprising a rectangular plate provided with atransverse slot adjacent to its upper end, and a rectangular notchcentrally of its lower end, triangular wings formed with the platedisposed at right angles thereto on the same side of the plate andtapering to the bottom thereof, a rod cooperating with said pattern toform a tubular passage in the ground from the rectangular notch to apoint remote from the stump.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH W. GIBSON.

Witnesses M. W. RUsrrrEN, AUBREY HORN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. 0.

